Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-05-31
NEWS SUMMARY.
Confession Of Inqsn diarics-A Boiler lcx.
piosion WreO6S . Building and Kills
Threo Men.

Confession OF Incen diarics-A Boiler Ex.
piosion WreOks . Building and Kills
Three Men.
In Brooklyn Monday Townsend John.
SOD and his brother AuRustus confessed
20 Fire Marshal Lewis that they set Gre
to Palmer's cooperage In Williams burg
on April 2 last. Townsend also ad u,its
that ho was responsible for til Q $200, COO
hre OF last Saturday night. which start
ca In the same c0operage. Both me a
hsve signed an affidavit setting forth
these facts and will plead guilty Of
arsoD In the third deelee. They say
they had grudge against Palmer.
The boiler Of an elevator In Hunting.
don, W. Va, exploded Monday morn
Ing, completely wrecking the structure,
and killing T. II. Rsese, John Kelly
ana W X. Albertson. A man named
John Perry 10 missing. About fifteen
others were Injured, three Of them 10.
verely. The engine was one OF an old
looom olive boiler that had been con.
demned from the Chesapeake and Ohio
road, and the engineer was mex peri
enced.
A. g. Hill. book agent for Cincin.
notti Arm, called at the house of q Mr
Terri, fifteen miles east OF Corsicanna,
Texas, on Saturday, and, finding no
one In tho house but Terri's daughter,
grossly insulted her. She ordered him
away. and going to o field in formed her
fxther. The old man followed the
agent with gun, and overta king him
OF ne'ghborirg & farm ghot and wound.
ed him so badly that be did in O few
hours.
At Louisville on Monday the motion
Tor new trial for William Patterson,
condemned to death for com plicity In
the murder OF Jennie Bowman, was re-
fused by Judge jackson, who at the
same time sentenced Patterson to be
hanged on July 1ss. This is the date
appointed for the banging OF Turner.
The case will be carried to tho Court Of
Appeals
The drowning Of five persons by the
upsettiDR CT o boat In the De la ware, off
Marx ct street wharf, Philadelphia, on
Sunday, May 20, was Investigated on
Monday by the Coroner. The Jury
found that death was caused bv drown.
ing, due to the carelessness OF Thomas
O'Conuor In upsettinR the boat, and he
WAS committed to await the action of
the Grand Jury.
OP ~ Az y OAoCh ycotCTudy uUEuluR
no more earthquake shocks wera expe.
riencsd In the City Of Mexico. During
the night heavy rain fell, cooling tho
weather. Some of the more lightly
constr acted modern buildings are badly
cracked, and 1t Is feared the roofs Of
many OF the older ones are in danger.
GUS condition.
Tho boiler in the Hitchcock Manu-
featuring Company's works at Cortland,
near Syracuse, New York, bursted yes-
terdSy morning, demolishing the en-
Rins'room and part OF the black smith
shop. The body of II. A. Webster was
taken from the ruins Four other men
whom, Frank Ecott, Is not expected 10
recover.
President Oleyeland. Colonel Lamont
and DIR. RossDAn caught several trout
In Lake Saranac Monday morning, the
President getting 'one fine large trout"
After dinner the party, nth their wives,
went seventeen miles to Roy Brock
House to catch more trout, and were
quite successful.
Richard Williams attempt to jump
on q passenger train while 1t was uros
Ing the railroad bridge over the James
riVer at Richmond, Virginia, Monday.
He missed his footing aud fell to the
falis, 60 feet below. He struck the
water feet first. anG escaped with a
broken co lLr bone and several severe
bruises.
A severe earthquake shook Nogales,
Arizona. as O'Clock on Monday after
noon, and ten minutes afterwards q
lighter shock was felt. No damage was
done. On Sunday evening violent
"dry cy clone" visited Nogales, demol.
tshing many huts and unroo6nG larger
buildings.
Major Elbrldge McCor key, for aevernl
sessions Resident Clerk of the House Of
Representatives,, ut Harrisburg. Pa.
aud prominently identified with the
S:ate BoaId Of Agriculture, committed
saicice on Monday morning by hang.
Ing. Ee wac 48 years Of age.
There was another death from yellow
fever In Key Weet on Sunday morning.
The d;seass is of a most malignant type,
and, in anticipation OF an epidemic, the
Health Boara has applied for the use of
the hospitsl at the United States bar.
racks.
A tornado passed over Upper San.
dusky, Ohio, > esterda ay afternoon, doing
Rreat damage to trees, fences, 60. TIE
spire Of the Catholic Church, eco feet
high, was blown over, end the front OF
the onuroh was wrecked.
David Jones, David Reese and David
Llewellyn, mintrs, were drowned yea
tsrday, at MonopRshela. Penna by
the capsizlng OF skiff. They had been
10 "Hell's Halt Acre" and were drunk. |
The year.old daughter OF Green. |
berry Davis died on Sunday of hydro.
pbobla, at Woods Run, near Pitssburg.
She was bitten by dog about seven. |
teen months ago.
The largest tobacco warehouse In |
Wisconsin, at Stoughton, was damaged
by Gre on Sunday to the extent Of $780,. l
0C0.
Nathan Crawford and Thomas Potts,
were killed BY lightning at
Clsbu, ne, Texas, on Sunday night.
Don't Blow Any Moro After This.
eome people can no more ad vertise
the ,ru:h than the dotted wild beast of
India or Africa oAa change his spots.
II ~ really amusing, 10 locking over tie
daily papers. to reSd how some people |
Wiire ads. Some say, 1--WE have the /